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Tuscarora Creek in New York

Stream15.0 mi
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Around Tuscarora Creek

5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Tuscarora Creek is a 15.0 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tuscarora Creek above South Addison NY (site 01525981). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2001 to 2026

Tuscarora Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 138 cfs, and lowest in September, at 4.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,180 cfs, in 2004.

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Typical flow by month at Tuscarora Creek above South Addison NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6126 to 128
February5026 to 107
March13875 to 245
April10564 to 177
May4826 to 96
June168.8 to 43
July7.42.7 to 24
August4.51.7 to 20
September4.51.6 to 21
October134.5 to 44
November2911 to 78
December6227 to 128

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 26 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tuscarora Creek above South Addison NY (site 01525981). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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